E-file PIN Tool No Longer Available

News from RWHSG

Most Recent
Categories
Elder Planning Services
Estate Planning
Individual Income Tax
International Taxation
Retirement Planning
Small Business
Tax Planning for Businesses
Uncategorized

Posted by Kim Chen on July 25th, 2016

The IRS has announced that its Electronic Filing Personal Identification Number (e-File PIN) tool is no longer available due to additional cyber attacks on the system. Although it was attacked earlier this year, the e-File PIN tool was retained by the IRS because links to the program were embedded in many commercial tax software products. However, as a safety measure, the IRS has shut down the site, effective immediately. According to the IRS, elimination of the tool should have minimal effect on taxpayers since an e-File PIN is generally not needed to file a return. Most taxpayers use their adjusted gross income from the prior year to validate their current-year return. The IRS’s announcement is available at www.irs.gov/uac/irs-statement-on-the-electronic-filing-pin.